Hot dog! The Weinermobile Rolls On | The Real Reason Solitaire & Minesweeper Were On Every PC | Sinister Secrets of Prohibition Commute | The Podcast

For over 80 years the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile has been one of the most recognizable vehicles on the road, but when’s the last time you passed one?

Solitaire and Minesweeper were preloaded in almost every PC in the 90’s. So - why? And did Microsoft have ulterior motives?

During prohibition, the US government tried to legislate away alcohol. While the ban was eventually lifted, some questionable turns were taken along the way.

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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/style/inside-oscar-mayer-wienermobile.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-computers-comewith-solitaire-and-minesweeper-2015-8
https://slate.com/technology/2010/02/the-little-told-story-of-how-the-u-s-government-poisoned-alcohol-during-prohibition.html


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